Shloka 4

Adhyāya 140: Rātriyuddhe Droṇa-prāpti-prayatnaḥ

Night engagement and the attempt to reach Droṇa

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच कर्णभीमौ महाराज पराक्रान्तो महाबलौ । बाणवर्षाण्यसृजतां वृष्टिमन्ताविवाम्बुदौ,संजयने कहा--महाराज! जलकी वर्षा करनेवाले दो बादलोंके समान महाबली, महापराक्रमी कर्ण और भीमसेन परस्पर बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca: karṇa-bhīmau mahārāja parākrāntau mahābalau | bāṇa-varṣāṇy asṛjatāṁ vṛṣṭimantāv ivāmbudau ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: O King, mighty and fiercely valorous, Karna and Bhima began to shower volleys of arrows upon one another, like two rain-laden clouds pouring down their storms. The scene underscores how martial prowess, when driven by rivalry and wrath, turns the battlefield into a relentless downpour of violence.

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कर्णभीमौ: Karna and Bhima
• कर्णभीमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण + भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पराक्रान्तौ: valiant, mighty in prowess
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराक्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महाबलौ: very strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• बाणवर्षाणि: showers of arrows
• बाणवर्षाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाणवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• असृजताम्: they two released, let loose
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• वृष्टिमन्तौ: rain-bearing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष्टिमन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अम्बुदौ: two clouds
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बुद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra (implied by 'mahārāja')
• Karna
• Bhimasena
• arrows (bāṇa)
• clouds (ambuda)